Mining Incidents

AIRPORT PIT #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Monks Robert E
Fremont County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503732

MSHA record for AIRPORT PIT #1 (mine ID 0503732). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
Dec 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1996 · 5 incidents

December 9, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRANKING TARP ON TANDEM DUMP TRUCK. WHEN THE TARP CLOSED THE HANDLE DISLODGED FALLING FROM TRUCK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION.

September 11, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck by flying object

DRIVER WAS PASSING ANOTHER TRUCK COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A ROCK FLEW OFF THE REAR TANDEMOF THE OTHER TRACTOR AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE DRIVER'S TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIEL D TO CHIP, AND A PIECE OF GLASS FLEW INTO EYE OFDRIVER. EE WAS TAKEN TO A DR. AND HAD THE GLASS REMOVED THEN RELEASED.

July 12, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED FROM LOADER STEP ON TO A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS KNEE ON 7-12-96. HE CONTINUED TO WORK DISREGUARDING THE INCIDENT. ON 7-13-96 AT THE BEGINING OF HIS SHIFT, HE FELT SOME PAIN AT REPORT ED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HOWEVER, HE STATED THATHE WAS OK. AND DID NOT GO TO A DR. ON 8-16-96 EE REPORTED THE INDIENT TO ME EXPLAINING THAT HIS KNEE WAS GIVING HIM PROBLEM I SEND HIM TO A DR

May 22, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
R E Monks Construction Company · Flash burns (welding)

WELDER WAS WELDING ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE HELPER WAS IN AREA. HELPER RECIEVED WELDING FLASH. HE DID NOT REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE REPORTED TO SCALE OPERATOR NEXT DAY WHEN S HE CALL ABOUT HIS ABSENCE. EE WENT TO DR ON HIS OWN TIME. EE IS TO APPLY OINTMENT FOR 2 DAYS THEN REPORT BACK TO DR IT NOT BETTER.

May 22, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EE LEFT JOB SITE TO ACQUIRE A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN. ON HIS RETURN HE REPORTED GETTING SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. TO FOLLOW WORKER. HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE WENT TO DR . ON HIS OWN TIME. EE IS TO WEAR PATCH AND APPLYOINTMENT FOR TWO DAYS IF NOT BETTER RETURN TO DR.

1995 · 4 incidents

December 4, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck by flying object

TURNING WHEELS ON STACKERS

February 18, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW CRUSHER SCREENS WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. DID NOT REPORT TO EMPLOYER TIL 2-21-95.

January 20, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
R E Monks Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

OVERBURDEN @ PIT HIT ROCK WHILE RUNNING SCRAPER BACK INJURY.

1994 · 1 incident

September 30, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
R E Monks Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERFORMING MECHANIC WORK USING HAND TOOLS THAT VIBERATE IN COURSE OF MAINTENCE - CAUSING SWILLING & PAIN IN WRISTS.

1990 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R E Monks Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A CONVEYOR CLOGGED UP AND HE WAS SENT TO SHOVEL SOME OF THE SOIL MATERIALS OFF IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT ON THE BELT SO IT COULD BE STARTED BACK UP. AS HE WAS SHOVELING HE SUDDENLY EXPERIE NCED A LOWER BACK PAIN. YET HE DID NOT STOP WORKING UNTIL BELT CLEARED. WAS ON LIGHT DUTY AFTERWARD BUT HE SHOVELED OFF ANOTHER BELT SEVERAL DAYS LATER CAUSING MORE BACK SPRAIN.

July 27, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R E Monks Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCREEN PLANT OPERATING AT FULL BORE. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE SOIL A HEAVY AMOUNT OF ROCK AND COBBLE ENTERED THE PLANT CAUSING A ROUND ROCK TO BOUNCE OUT OF THE UPPER CHUTE AND STRIKE THE LABO RER ON THE RIGHT HAND, FORCING HAND AGAINST THE MACHINE FRAME. SURGERT REQUIRED AND THERAPY NECESSARY FOR HIM.

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